Congress may be in recess until July 5, but that’s not stopping U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro from calling on Republican leadership in the House to allow a vote on gun control.

At a press conference in Stratford Tuesday, DeLauro demanded U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan call a vote on several gun control measures, including a “no fly, no buy” proposal, which would prohibit suspected terrorists on the federal No Fly List from purchasing firearms.

“This [building] is a stark reminder of the real and heartbreaking cost of gun violence,” DeLauro said. “It is a visible reminder of what is at stake and why we’re focused on that need for comprehensive gun violence reform legislation.”

The event was one day before the “National Day of Action” Democrats called for in the aftermath of the nearly 25-hour long sit-in at the House of Representatives last week. Nearly all of the House Democrats joined the sit-in, including DeLauro. She said she and her colleagues would continue to call for gun reform when the House reconvenes next week.

“If you think about the body in which I work, what do we do?” DeLauro asked. “We vote. That’s what you sent us there to do. To vote on the nation’s laws, on the issues that are important to the people in this country.” To not vote on gun control, DeLauro said, would be “a dereliction of duty.”